Welcome to Ms. Brown's Class!
Schedule for the week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Compound
Words Lesson
Lesson
Continued
Breaking
down compound
words
Review and Practice
worksheets
Compound
Words Quiz

Below are some worksheets and examples to review before the quiz on Friday.


Compound Words

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Definition- A compound word is a word that is made up of two or more smaller words.

Instructions: Break the words down to two words. Use a '+' sign to separate the two words.
  1. sunflower =
  2. earthquake=
  3. butterfly=
  4. airport=
  5. skateboard=
  6. moonlight=
  7. footprint=

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Once you complete that, come up with a list of five compound words on your own for some extra practice.
Example: cheese + cake = cheesecake


Also, visit the site below to play a compound word matching game.
Compound Word Matching